He knows he has one chance to succeed. One chance to save London. One chance to make it safely home to find out what has happened to fellow agent Jessica Reel following their last deadly mission together. Overall, it’s a very enjoyable journey for the reader to follow their journey and try to solve the mystery before they do. In my case, I think I damaged a few brain cells trying to beat Robie and Jessica to the resolution. If you haven’t tried reading Baldacci, this is one of his best series to start with if you like fast-paced plotting, robust mystery elements, and strong multi-dimensional characters you can cheer for. Kudos, Mr. Baldacci, for keeping your readers happy by writing so well. I hope you have more magic in store, though I am never sure in which direction you will take things. After the huge opening scenes we settle down a little into an unfolding storyline around Will’s boss, known to them as the Blue Man. (Which is something to do with his revered position in The Agency.) It begins with Luther Whitney breaking into a home, something he does often and for a living. Baldacci explains that Whitney doesn’t carry a weapon, but rather prefers to rely on his skills to do the job. One night Whitney is witness to an unexpected tryst in the bedroom, trapped in the closet and unable to leave without revealing himself and possibly getting injured. As the lovemaking between the man and woman turns violent, Whitney unintentionally is the sole witness to murder.

Definitely the worst Baldacci book I've ever read. No depth of character. No emotion. Ridiculous plot and contrived settings. I've been a fan of his since Camel Club but his Will Robie/Jessica Reel stuff is terrible compared to his earlier books. I slogged my way through to the end of this book but I won't get another Robie/Reel. It's almost impossible to believe this book was authored by the same man who wrote Absolute Power. Now that I think about it, maybe it wasn't. Maybe Baldacci is going the Clive Cussler/James Patterson route. This is sad to ponder since I truly loved his earlier work. I mean, how could the man who wrote the King and Maxwell series put out this drivel? When they arrive in Grand, Colorado (Roger Walton’s hometown), they not only discover that Walton was in town, but has vanished; tey also discover that a number of other people have also vanished. Robie and Reel will work with the understaffed police, sheriff (Molloy) and deputy. What they will also find is that the area has a number of right wing compounds such as Kings Apostles and White Supremacist groups. Will and Jessica are not your normal government agents, and this book just proves that they are the best lethal assassins, and despite each horrific situation they find themselves in, they will find a way to turn the tables and survive. Will they find Blue Man alive? Will they survive against all the powerful enemies they must face?At the time I appreciated the deviation because I was worried having not read previous books in the series may have been a disadvantage. It wasn’t. Similarly, it doesn’t matter if you’re meeting these characters for the first time in this latest installment as Baldacci does a great job at introducing them to us via James Bond-esque style opening sequences. Our heroes have several clashes with the Neo-Nazi's, always showing their superior skill and intelligence. At the very end they will need all of that skill and intelligence to overcome the forces of evil operating on a grand scale in the town of Grand. Until Will and Jess came into town to find Blueman no one in Grand had any idea what was going on. End Game is an excellent thriller. This is just my kind of book with short chapters that often end with cliffhangers so you just have to read one more chapter. And, it's full of surprises, all the bloody time. You just didn't know whom to trust, or what the hell would happen next. I'm thrilled to see that I have the previous four books to read (as soon as I get them). This book is easy to get into even if you haven't read a single book in this series before, or a Baldacci book. He had been selected for this line of work with the basic requirements already in place: He had a body, he had a mind, and he feared basically nothing.

The story opens with Will on a mission in London to save the world from terrorists and then switches to his occasional partner Jessica Reel on a separate mission in Iraq. In both cases it came across to me as somewhat of a comic book superhero. Will's mission is a success. Jessica's not so much. After these missions both are summoned to the office of the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI). Roger Walton (a.k.a "The Blueman") has gone missing during his annual vacation to Colorado. Their mission ... find him. Blueman is vital to the agency. There are 37 David Baldacci books in my Audible library; I'm a huge fan of his writing. I have rated the four prior novels in the Will Robie series as well as the short story Bullseye 5 stars. End Game is an excellent story that stretches credibility too far with its over the top descriptions of Will Robie's and Jessica Reel's heroics. Combined the two kill a very large number of bad guys; I did not count but their combined number of kills must be greater than 50. Baldacci was a consulting producer on King & Maxwell, a TNT television series based on his characters Sean King and Michelle Maxwell. Jon Tenney and Rebecca Romijn starred.

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I also think this was a bit of a kitchen sink book. I feel like a few plot elements should have been left out and other parts more developed. I was hoping for so much more with Blue Man's story, because he's such an intriguing character. Will just doesn't feel like himself in this, and neither does Jessica. I really want a redo and for Baldacci to write a better conclusion to this series. I think the books did decline in quality, especially the last two, and maybe that's because they delve into the pasts of the characters and their storylines don't deliver what I was expecting for these characters I am so invested in. David Baldacci is a #1 New York Times Bestselling Author and popular writer of twenty-six novels as well as three children’s books. He has sold over a 100 million copies worldwide in print of his novels and over 3 million ebooks. His books have been translated into over forty-five languages and his books are sold worldwide in eighty-eight countries. Baldacci’s novels deal with scandals and compromising situations, cover ups and pursuits, romance and the search for the truth. David Baldacci (born August 5, 1960) is an American novelist. An attorney by education, Baldacci writes mainly suspense novels and legal thrillers. [1] Early life and education [ edit ] Then over the years they had ground into him a whole other being, still possessing the basics plus a spectrum of skills that most people could never imagine, much less achieve. Two of the government's most lethal assassins scour rural Colorado to find their missing handler--and discover an insidious and lethal threat along the way in this New York Times bestselling thriller.

Day of Doom ( Scholastic Publishing, 2013), Book 6 in the " Cahills vs. Vespers" series of The 39 Clues books Baldacci began writing stories as a child, when his mother gave him a notebook in which to record them. [2] He wrote for more than two decades, penning short stories and later screenplays without much success. [3] Will and Jess had a ‘moment’ at the end of the last book but when this book opens they’ve not seen each other for six months and Will’s at a bit of a loss as to why. Jess is no help to us because – although we’re in both of their heads – Baldacci probably identifies more with Will so it felt like we were keeping his secrets rather than Jess’s. Last seen in rural Colorado, Blue Man had taken a rare vacation to go fly fishing in his hometown when he disappeared off the grid. With no communications since, the team can't help but fear the worst.Will Robie and Jessica are two of my favorite Baldacci characters. Their developing closeness than pulling away from each other adds conflict to an all-ready exciting and tense relationship. And the mystery surrounding the Blue Man plays out in a personal and revealing manner that adds depth and sincerity to both his character and the series mythology.